Here’s Donald Trump Signing His 1990 Playboy, In Which He Says Many Ironic Things

Here’s Donald Trump Signing His 1990 Playboy, In Which He Says Many Ironic Things

In an act that’s quite low on the scale of bonkers shit Donald Trump has done on the campaign trail, the presidential hopeful (side note: I’m getting pretty sick of writing the word “hopeful” anywhere near Trump’s name) signed a vintage copy of Playboy featuring himself alongside Playmate Brandi Brandt.

But what exactly is Trump signing off on here, so to speak? Here are some gems from the 1990 interview with the man that would one day run for President:

On whether or not he wants to be President: “I don’t want the Presidency. I’m going to help a lot of people with my foundation–and for me, the grass isn’t always greener.”

On whether he’d run Democrat or Republican: “Well, if I ever ran for office, I’d do better as a Democrat than as a Republican–and that’s not because I’d be more liberal, because I’m conservative. But the working guy would elect me. He likes me. When I walk down the street, those cabbies start yelling out their windows.”

On the first thing he’d do in office: “Many things. A toughness of attitude would prevail. I’d throw a tax on every Mercedes-Benz rolling into this country and on all Japanese products, and we’d have wonderful allies again.”

On his long-term view of the future: “I think of the future, but I refuse to paint it. Anything can happen. But I often think of nuclear war.”

And, again, on whether or not he wants to be President: “I don’t want to be President. I’m one hundred percent sure. I’d change my mind only if I saw this country continue to go down the tubes.”